Set base offense level and special offense characteristics (SOCs).

Total Offense Level:11

Selected Guideline: 2C1.2 - Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Gratuity

if the defendant was a public official

Level 11

otherwise

Level 9

Total Offense Level:11

Statutory Provisions:

18 U.S.C. §§ 201(c)(1), 212–214, 217. For additional statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index)

Special Offense Characteristics:

Check the characteristics that apply to calculate the total offense level.

the offense involved more than one gratuity

+2 levels

the value of the gratuity exceeded $6,500

Note: increase by the number of levels from the table in §2B1.1 (Theft, Property Destruction, and Fraud) corresponding to that amount

See table in §2B1.1 for specific adjustment levels.

the offense involved an elected public official or any public official in a high-level decision-making or sensitive position

+4 levels (min level 15)

the defendant was a public official who facilitated

+2 levels

Option A: entry into the United States for a person, a vehicle, or cargo undefined levels

Option B: the obtaining of a passport or a document relating to naturalization, citizenship, legal entry, or legal resident status undefined levels

Option C: the obtaining of a government identification document undefined levels

Chapter 2 Offense Level Calculation:

Base Offense Level:0

Current Total:11

Chapter 2 Adjustments

Selected Guideline: 2C1.2 - Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Gratuity

Statutory Provisions:

Special Offense Characteristics:

Chapter 2 Offense Level Calculation: